The Crunch has to hope that Yannick Tifu still isn't ready to star in the AHL.

Tifu, a forward, spent part of this preseason with Syracuse, but didn't make the team.So he went to Dayton, where he currently paces the ECHL with 42 points (8-34) in 25 games. He is also riding a 15-game scoring streak, registering 28 points (5-23 assists).

That caught Albany's eye, and the Rats have signed him to a tryout deal. And just as the script would have it, Albany visits the Crunch on Friday.